Targeted Disabilities

Employees with targeted disabilities represented 0.99% of the
total government workforce in FY 2004, and of agencies with a
permanent workforce of 500 or more, the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, at 2.23%, had the highest percentage of
employees with targeted disabilities. At EPA, employees with
targeted disabilities represented 0.84% of the total workforce.

EEO Complaint Processing

Counseling

There were 125 instances of pre-complaint counseling (performed
by EEO counselors and/or ADR intake officers). EPA timely processed
75.4% of the total number of counselings. Following counseling, 71
formal complaints of discrimination were filed.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Of EPA's 125 instances of counseling, ADR was offered 100% of
the time; the parties elected to participate in 3.2% of the
completed counselings; but none were resolved through settlements
or withdrawals.

At the formal complaint phase, EPA offered ADR 30.5% of the
time; the parties elected to participate in 0.4% of the complaint
workload, but none of those were resolved through settlements or
withdrawals.

Processing Times

EPA completed 78% of its investigations within the regulatory
time frames, with an average processing time of 305 days for all
investigations. In most instances, the regulations require
completion of investigations within

180 days. Of the agencies completing 25 or more investigations,
the Tennessee Valley Authority was the only agency to complete 100%
of their investigations within the regulatory time frames, with an
average processing time of 117 days.

EPA's average processing time for all complaint closures
increased from 681 days in FY 2003 to 738 days in FY 2004. The
government-wide average was 469 days.

Pending Inventory

EPA had a total of 146 complaints pending at the end of FY 2004,
with 7 pending acknowledgment for an average of 44 days; 45 pending
investigation for an average of 170 days; and 38 pending the
issuance of final decisions for an average of 733 days.

Costs

EPA reported no monetary awards for the 2 counseling settlements
with benefits achieved.

EPA agreed to pay a total of $271,351 for 11 complaint closures
through settlement agreement, final agency decision, and final
agency orders fully implementing AJ decisions. For complaint
closures with benefits, the average award (including back/front
pay, compensatory damages, attorney's fees, and lump sum payments)
was $24,668.

EPA expended a total of $58,338 for 63 complaint investigations,
for an average expenditure of $926.

Outcome of Counselings Completed in FY
2004

Counseling Outcomes

Completed by EEO Counselor

Completed Using ADR

All Completed Counselings

#

%

#

%

#

%

Total Instances of Counseling:

123

2

125

Settlements

2

1.62%

0

0%

2

1.60%

Withdrawal/no Complaint Filed

52

42.2%

0

0%

52

41.60%

Complaints Filed*

71

56.80%

Decision to File Complaint Pending
at End of Fiscal Year

0

0.00%

*Includes only complaints filed in FY 2004 where counseling was
also completed during FY 2004.

Agency Use of ADR for EEO Dispute
Resolution

Counselings / Complaints

ADR Offers

ADR Participation

#

#

%

#

%

FY 2003 Pre-Complaint
Counselings

125

125

100.00%

18

14.00%

FY 2004 Pre-Complaint
Counselings

125

125

100.00%

4

3.20%

Percentage Change FY 2003 to FY
2004

0.00%

0.00%

-77.77%

FY 2003 Complaints*

249

9

4.00%

9

4.00%

FY 2004 Complaints*

239

73

30.54%

1

0.42%

Percentage Change FY 2003 to FY
2004

-4.01%

711.11%

-88.88%

*Includes all complaints filed in the fiscal year, including
those where the counseling was completed in the prior fiscal
year.